Regional Director Melissa Hemphill

I was an in-season, Division 1 pole vaulter when I found out I was pregnant. People told me my Olympic dreams were over. They said your body will never be the same after birth. You blew your chance. As a young, misinformed mother, I rushed through that first postpartum experience to prove everyone wrong. I… Keep Reading

Are Your Daily Practices Creating Space for You To Evolve? “We all love a sense of completion: arriving, finishing, mastery. Just the other day, I made a checklist and included things I had recently accomplished just so I could get the satisfaction of checking them off my list. True story. But BIRTHFIT’s four pillars –… Keep Reading

At yoga yesterday, I went to my mat with the intention of entering 2017 more grounded. If I’m being totally honest, my 2017 calendar is daunting. Between the active duty military opportunities, BIRTHFIT classes and workshops, and family events, I felt a little dizzy looking into next year. It’s not just the time demands that… Keep Reading

I am so honored to be featured by Our Goddess Movement! The co-founders, Debi and Alisha, and are pure souls spreading love and empowerment. They believe greatness is not just in some of us, but in all of us. They believe everyone has the ability to teach and inspire so they feature “ordinary” women (read: extraordinary)… Keep Reading

We kept our homebirth plan pretty quiet. As an active duty military mother, prenatal health care is rigid. For insurance to cover birth, military women must give birth at the local military hospital L&D if there is one in a reasonable driving radius. When we found out we were expecting little Hank, I called the… Keep Reading

The human experience is quite a thing. We yearn to feel and yearn to escape feeling. We live from a place of needing to control but often find the best parts of our life were the uncontrollable surprises. We engage with others as separate and distinct entities but are repeatedly reminded of how completely interconnected… Keep Reading

On Tuesday night, I completed the Landmark Forum in Atlanta. It was by far the most transformational course I’ve ever taken in my life and I wanted to share the new possibilities that opened up for me. Upon registering for the Forum, participants are asked to consider an important area of their life they would… Keep Reading

I almost didn’t post it. Technically, it was a series of underwear photos—Grandma would kill me for sure! But, in a moment of pure awe and wonder of the human body, I shared it anyway. The intent behind sharing that picture was to celebrate the Divine design of the feminine body. Looking down at my… Keep Reading